Double Journal Entry #3
Quote- "You may not like seeing the phrase “LOL — U R gr8” on the page, but it is common enough that you are likely to understand it. Why have such inadvertent “reforms” succeeded where generations of dedicated intellectual attempts have not? And will they last?"
Answer- I think that the biggest explanation for this is that people like convenience. The reason why texting has caught on in the way that it has is because you can be sitting in a loud, crowded room, unable to hear the people around you, and still have instant access to communication with people in other places. You no longer have to actually call someone in order to "talk" to them. I think that people shorten words and use anagrams for the same reason. The shorter versions take less time to type, therefore you can convey your message quicker and get it sent faster, and as a result, receive a response faster. The modern world is all about increasing speed and making lives as easy as possible, and texting fits into that. However, I don't think that these language "reforms" will last. I believe that eventually, some new form of technology will come along and texting will become a thing of the past, along with all the lingo that goes along with it.
Shea, Ammon. "The Keypad Solution." The Times Magazine 22 Jan. 2010: MM22. The New York Times. Web. 6 Sept. 2011.
Related Resource
I found another article about author David Crystal, the same author mentioned in this article.
Thumbspeak
"Thumbspeak." The New Yorker 20 Oct. 2008: n. pag.The New Yorker Online. Web. 6 Sept. 2011.
Shea, Ammon. "The Keypad Solution." The Times Magazine 22 Jan. 2010: MM22. The New York Times. Web. 6 Sept. 2011.
Related Resource
I found another article about author David Crystal, the same author mentioned in this article.
Thumbspeak
"Thumbspeak." The New Yorker 20 Oct. 2008: n. pag.The New Yorker Online. Web. 6 Sept. 2011.
I agree with you 100%. People do love the convenience of texing some much and it peovides that for them. Texting is just such and easier way to get a message across to someone when you don't have a lot of time or for other reasons.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and also disagree with you. People do like convenience and like to make things easier. But also sometimes the words they use are the same length as the original word, so what is the purpose of shorthanding it.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, Hannah. At this current time in our society texting is a great convenience for the people. I also agree that once we get more advanced in technology the need for the lingo will go away. Good job Hannah :)
ReplyDeleteI agree, because texting makes it so much easier to tell someone something important when their are people around. If your like me and hate talking on the phone, then texting makes it easier for you. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteGreat connection to the author and I found it interesting in your related resource that texting is thought of as a game, that's why so many people text. Interesting!
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